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COFFEE PDT.

No. 292,089. Patented Jan. 15, 1884 N. PETERS. Fhowuma hur. Washmglnn.IJ. C.

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COFFEE POT. No. 292.089.

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Patented Jan. 15, 1884.

1 UNirn STATE ATENr 'FFECE.

JAMES A. ASHLEY, OF \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

COFFEE-POT.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,089, datedJanuary 15, 1884.

' Application filed July 14, 1883. (X0 model.)

To all whom/it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. ASHLEY, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of \Vashington, in theDistrict ofOolumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Coffee-Pots, of which the following is a specification.

The improvements relate particularly to that class ofcoffee pots inwhich a covering-vessel is applied at the top of the pot proper, suchcovering-vessel being adapted to contain a quantity of cold water forthe purpose of condensing and utilizing such portions of the decoctionas have been made volatile by the application of heat to the lowerportion of the coffee-pot.

The object of the invention is the production of a coffee-pot from whichthe contents may be poured. without first removing thecondensing-vessel, in which the condensingvessel shall be open at itstop to such an extent as to prevent the water therein from becomingheated to so great a degree as to deprive it of its condensing-power, inwhich the condensing-vessel shall be so far closed as to prevent theescape of any portion of its con tents when the contents of thecoffeepot are being poured out, and in which, bya slight horizontalmovement of the condensing-vessel, the pouring-opening of the coffee-potmay be either opened or closed.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which like letters designatelike parts in all the figures, Figure l is a vertical central section ofa coffee-pot and condenser embodying the improvements above referred to.Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the condensing-vessel. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on the line 00 w of Fig. 1, showing the relation ofthe parts when the condensing-vessel is turned to one side to cut offcommunication with the spout. Fig. 4 is a vertical central section,showing a modification in the form of the condensingvessel. Fig. 5 is aplan of the same, representing the condensing-vessel in position toclose the outlets to the pouring-nozzle, as in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is avertical central section, showing the condensing-vessel and the upperportion of the coffee-pot as when made of somewhat greater horizontalarea at the top than at the bottom.

of the coffee-pot and the body of the condensing-vessel are ofcylindrical form, the condenser fitting closely, but removably, withinthe coffee-pot but it is obvious that both these parts may be made'toflare outwardly from the bottom of the condenser upwardly, and, asfacilitating the insertion of the condenser, such construction will befound advantageous.

\Vhen the condensing-vessel and the corresponding upper portion of thecoffee-pot are of cylindrical form, the condenser may be supported by abead formed on its outer surface and resting on the wall of thecoffee-pot, or it may rest by its lower extremity upon a bead which isformed on the inner wall of the coifeepot, both of these constructionsbeing old and well known.

It will be observed that when the groove or recess 7) of the condenseris opposite the spout a the contents of the vessel A may be dischargedby tilting the same in the ordinary manner, and that, by reason of theprovision of the hood I), no portion of the contents of the condenser Bwill escape therefrom; and, also, that on the return of the apparatus toa vertical position escape of volatile portions of the contents of thevessel A will be instantly arrested by a slight horizontal movement ofthe condenser to the right or to the left, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

In Fig. 4 the hood I) of the condenser is made of less vertical extentthan that which is represented in Fig.1, this form being intended forapplication to vessels of small capacity. Under such construction itwill be suificient to fill the condenser to the extent of one-half onlyof its capacity, in which case the dimensions of the hood, as shown,will be sufficient to prevent the escape of any portion of the contentsof the condenser.

The strainer a may be of perforated sheet metal, as shown, or of wirecloth or other suitable material; and, if desired, a similar strainermay be placed, either fixed or removably, at the bottom of the channel1/. In practice a spur or lug, c, projecting from the wall of thecondenser, may engage between two lugs, c a, on the vessel A, to limitthe horizontal movement of the former. It will be seen that when therecess or pouring-passage b is opposite the spout or nozzle a the handleI) of the condenser will be in line between the spout or lip a and thehandle a of the vessel A.

Under the construction thus described the essential purpose of theinvention which is to insure, in a convenient manner and by inexpensivemeans, the thorough utilization of the valuable properties of thecoffee, tea, or other substance which is to be in fusedwill beeffectually accomplished. I

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent 1s 1. The combination, with a coffee-pot, of acondensing-vessel having a channel. through which the contents of thecoffee-pot may be s harged- 2} The combination, with a coffee-pot, of acondensing-vessel in which the entire upper surface of'the contents ofthe same is directly e rposed'to the air, and which is provided with achannel or conduit for the passage of the contents of the coffee-pot.

3. The combination, with a coffee-pot, of a condensing-vessel which isprovided with a hood of a capacity adapting, it to receive onehalf orabout one-half of the contents of such condensing-vessel when filled,whereby such contents will be retained whether the condensing-vessel beplaced. in a vertical or in a JAS. A. ASHLEY.

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